Select a date:      
Monday May 1, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Pounding five pitchers for 16 hits, the Phillies humiliated the Reds, 12-1, as winless Red ace Tom Seaver went down to his third defeat. Steve Carlton, Richie Hebner and Bake McBride paced the assault with three hits apiece.

The Phils bunched four singles with three walks while sending 10 batters to the plate during a five-run first inning. The Reds' Pete Rose, hitless in four at-bats, remained four hits shy of the 3,000-hit mark. [The Sporting News]


Philadelphia Phillies 12, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Monday, May 1, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Phillies     5  1  1    0  1  0    0  4  0  -  12 16  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  3


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            7   2   3   2     0   2   .254      Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Bowa ss               6   1   2   2     0   1   .280      Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .326
  Harrelson pr,ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .319
Schmidt 3b            3   1   0   0     3   1   .320      Bench c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .300
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .297        Lum ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Martin lf,cf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Concepcion ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Hebner 1b             5   1   3   3     1   1   .292        Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maddox cf             6   1   2   2     0   0   .313        Grace ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnstone lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McCarver c            3   2   1   0     3   2   .385        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Morrison 2b           4   1   1   1     2   2   .300      Driessen 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Carlton p             5   2   3   2     0   0   .429      Kennedy 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .083
  Foote ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .400      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .307
                                                          Seaver p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murray p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Auerbach ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .214

Totals               44  12  16  12    11  11             Totals               30   1   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 21,476
Left on Base: Phillies 16, Reds 4
DP: Phillies 2, Reds 0
Errors: Bench, Tomlin, Seaver
Doubles: McBride (4), Bowa (4), McCarver (1), Geronimo (6), Kennedy (1)
Home Runs: Bench (5)
Stolen Bases: McBride (3), Bowa (4), Schmidt (3), Maddox (6)
GIDP: Foster (3), Kennedy (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(2-3)          8     5   1   1   1   2   1  28   2.48
Garber                  1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   4   1  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(0-3)           2     7   7   6   6   3   0  19   6.52
Murray                  3     3   1   1   3   3   0  15   3.42
Capilla                 2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8  11.00
Tomlin                  1     3   4   2   2   0   0   9   3.00
Bair                    1     1   0   0   0   3   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    16  12   9  11  11   0  55

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to center; McBride stole second;
Bowa struck out; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski walked; Hebner
singled to right [McBride scored, Luzinski to second]; Maddox
singled to center [Luzinski scored, Hebner to second]; McCarver
walked [Hebner to third, Maddox to second]; Morrison walked
[Hebner scored, Maddox to third, McCarver to second]; Carlton
singled to right [Maddox scored, McCarver scored, Morrison to
third]; McBride popped to third in foul territory; 5 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey walked;
Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
5, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Bowa reached on an error by Seaver [Bowa to
first]; Bowa stole second [Bowa to third (error by Bench)];
Schmidt walked; Schmidt stole second; Luzinski struck out;
Hebner was walked intentionally; Maddox singled to right [Bowa
scored (unearned), Schmidt out at home (right to catcher),
Hebner to third]; Maddox stole second; McCarver walked; Morrison
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion flied
out to right; Driessen singled to right; Kennedy struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton singled to right; McBride doubled [Carlton
scored]; MURRAY REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Bowa flied out to
left; Schmidt walked; Luzinski grounded out (pitcher to first)
[McBride to third, Schmidt to second]; Hebner struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray flied
out to center; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); McCarver
walked; Morrison struck out; Carlton singled to left [McCarver
to second]; McBride grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt
walked; Luzinski singled to right [Schmidt to second]; Hebner
singled to right [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to third, Hebner to
second (on throw)]; Maddox popped to first; McCarver struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 8, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion singled to right; Driessen flied out to
center; Kennedy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 8, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: AUERBACH REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING SS); CAPILLA
REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); Morrison struck out; Carlton
flied out to left; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 8, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo doubled to right; Auerbach popped to first in
foul territory; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first) [Geronimo
to third]; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa doubled to left; Schmidt reached on a
fielder's choice [Bowa out at third (shortstop to third)];
Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner singled to right [Schmidt
to third]; Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 8, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Foster grounded
out (third to first); Bench homered; GRACE BATTED FOR CAPILLA;
Grace grounded out (third to first); Driessen popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED GRACE (PITCHING); McCarver doubled
to right; Morrison walked; Carlton reached on an error by Tomlin
[McCarver to third, Morrison to second, Carlton to first];
McBride singled to center [McCarver scored, Morrison to third,
Carlton to second]; Bowa singled to center [Morrison scored
(unearned), Carlton scored, McBride to second]; HARRELSON RAN
FOR BOWA; Schmidt forced Harrelson (pitcher to shortstop)
[McBride to third]; Martin walked [Schmidt to second]; Hebner
forced Martin (shortstop to second) [McBride scored (unearned),
Schmidt to third]; Maddox flied out to left; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 12, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MARTIN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); JOHNSTONE REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING LF);
Kennedy doubled to right; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to
first); Auerbach struck out; Rose lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 12, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: BAIR REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); McCarver struck
out; Morrison singled to left; FOOTE BATTED FOR CARLTON; Foote
struck out; McBride struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
12, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: FOOTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GARBER REPLACED
MCCARVER (PITCHING); Griffey lined to second; Foster struck out;
LUM BATTED FOR BENCH; Lum walked; COLLINS BATTED FOR BAIR;
Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 12, Reds 1.



The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report